Reigning Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova pulls out of Australian Open 2025
Reigning Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova pulled out of the Australian Open 2025 due to a persistent back injury. Krejcikova last played in the WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, back in November, where China’s Qinwen Zheng defeated her in straight sets in the semi-final.
Krejcikova, who also won the French Open singles title in 2021, said that she is yet to recover from her injury. Disappointed after not being able to take part in the year’s first Grand Slam, Krejcikova fondly recalled her last appearance at Melbourne Park, where she advanced to the quarters.
“I wanted to share a quick update regarding my withdrawal from the Australian Open. Unfortunately, my back injury, which troubled me at the end of last season, is still not fully healed,” Krejcikova wrote in a post on ‘X’.
“It’s disappointing because I love playing in Melbourne and have such great memories from reaching the quarter-finals last year … I’m working hard to get back to full health. I can’t wait to see you on the court soon,” Krejcikova added.
Apart from Krejcikova, Caroline Wozniacki and Karolina Pliskova will also not be a part of the upcoming hard-court tournament. World No.101 Yuliia Starodubtseva from Ukraine has replaced Wozniacki in the draw. Pliskova, on the other hand, has been replaced by World No.102 Rebecca Marino.
The Australian Open is scheduled to take place from January 12 to 26. In women’s singles, Aryna Sabalenka is the defending champion, and she will be looking to win her third title on the trot at Melbourne Park.
If Sabalenka achieves the landmark, she will be the first female player after Martina Hingis since 1997-99 to win the Australian Open three years in a row.
